Jameis Winston admits he needs to play better if Bucs want to win

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are struggling immensely right now and no one is more frustrated and disappointed about it than the face of the franchise himself – Jameis Winston.

Winston struggled with his accuracy as well as protecting the football in Sunday’s 17-3 loss to the Carolina Panthers which resulted in two costly turnovers, a fumble and the Bucs’ getting shut out in the first half.

Following the game, Winston took a few moments to weigh in on why he failed to truly lead the offense and what he needs to do in order to help the Buccaneers turn their season around once and for all and bounce back from their devastating 2-5 start.

“Three turnovers by me, you can’t win like that, especially against a team like them,” Winston said. “They have a great defense but you turn the ball over three times, you’re not going to win. You score three points, you’re not going to win. Again, we stuck ourselves in the foot – a couple penalties called back some explosive plays but at the end of the day, we’ve got to just execute, we’ve got to finish, we’ve got to continue to fight and bounce back next week. We can’t do [anything] about this game.”

Winston added that it’s crucial that the entire team plays better if they want to reach the playoffs for the first time in over a decade and that of course starts with him.

“There is no room for error,” Winston emphasized. “It’s not about the season, it’s about the game we’ve got next week. It’s about us approaching the game knowing that we are going to win. That’s what it’s about.”

Against Carolina, the offense failed to score a single touchdown. Winston had a less than ideal performance and the team’s offense that includes some of the most talented weapons in the league, failed to generate any production and explosive plays. As a result, the 23-year-old gunslinger is now carrying some pretty heavy weight on his shoulder with a new task of leading the Bucs to a season of redemption after an incredibly shaky start to the season.

The good news is the Buccaneers will have the opportunity to take a stride in the right direction when they travel to New Orleans to take on the Saints in another huge NFC South matchup. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. ET this Sunday.

Like this article?

Sign up for the Bucs Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning

Success

Thanks for signing up.
You'll be waking up a little more awesome tomorrow.